CVE-2015-0666: Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0666 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 25-03-2022. EPSS estimates a 40.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-04-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-03-2022
   Added to CISA KEVCisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Directory Traversal Vulnerability
3. 15-04-2022
   CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
4. 12-01-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 7.1(1) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname, aka Bug ID CSCus00241.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.